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New advanced bioinformatics research centre in Montral
January 20, 2004 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – January 20, 2004 – A new specialized centre in bioinformatics and genomics at the Universit de Montreal has been opened. was inaugurated today by Michel Audet, Quebec’s Minister of Economic and Regional Development, and Robert Lacroix, Rector…
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Gamma-Dynacare wins laboratory testing contract in Saskatchewan
January 20, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – January 20, 2004 – Gamma-Dynacare Medical Laboratories today announced it has signed five-year agreements with both the Saskatoon and Regina-Qu’Appelle Regional Health Authorities to provide community laboratory services to the patients and physicians in those regions. The…
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Human bionics company reorganizes to enable expansion of research
January 20, 2004 by Lab Canada Quebec, QC – January 20, 2004 – Benoit Cte, president and chief executive officer of Victhom Human Bionics says the company has created three operational divisions, called BioTronix, NeuroBionix and MetoBionix. He says these new divisions will allow for efficiency…
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Employment program aimed at biotech industry
January 16, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – January 16, 2004 – The Biotechnology Human Resource Council (BHRC) says it is launching a new wage-subsidy program called Career Focus. Aimed at creating employment opportunities for new graduates in biotechnology, the work experience program is funded…
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Alcan acquires Pechiney Group
January 16, 2004 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – January 16, 2004 – Alcan has finalized the acquisition of aluminum and packaging producer Pechiney Group, and has announced the beginning of what it says is the first step in integrating the two companies. Today it provided…
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MDS Pharma Services expands drug development programs staff
January 16, 2004 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – January 16, 2004 – MDS Pharma Services, a provider of drug discovery and development solutions, has named Paul Chamberlain, Guy Chamberland, Ian Dews, Malle Jurima-Romet, Bruce Morimoto and Douglas Wight program directors and Michel Roy program manager…
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BSE test chosen by Canadian Food Inspection Agency
January 15, 2004 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – January 15, 2004 – Pharmaceuticals and diagnostics company, Roche Diagnostics, says it has entered into an agreement with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to supply and support testing of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) at designated federal…
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Commercializing genomics research the focus of new partnership
January 15, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – January 15, 2004 – Agricultural biotechnology company Performance Plants and the Ontario Genomics Institute say they have partnered to fund promising genomics research and to identify high-value commercial opportunities in academia, in an effort to nurture projects…
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Life sciences news briefs (January 15, 2004)
January 15, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – January 15, 2004 – The following life sciences news briefs were published this week by Industry Canada: 1) Pharmaceuticals Update Paladin enters into licensing agreement with Watson for Oxytrol Paladin Labs (Montreal), a Canadian specialty pharmaceutical company,…
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Polydex Pharmaceuticals sells Veterinary Pharmaceutical business in US
January 14, 2004 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – January 14, 2004 – Biotechnology company Polydex Pharmaceuticals says it has sold its Veterinary Laboratories finished product veterinary pharmaceutical business in the United States to its longtime partner Sparhawk Laboratories. The sale includes substantially all assets of…
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Ontario farmers continue to increase their use of biotechnology
January 14, 2004 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON — January 14, 2004 — Farmers in Ontario continue to plant crops created through biotechnology at increasing rates. This trend appears to be global, according to the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA). “Biotechnology offers…
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First light achieved in CLS diagnostic beamline
January 13, 2004 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – January 13, 2004 – The diagnostic beamline at the Canadian Light Source recorded the first visible light from the research facility in mid-December – a milestone on the road to full operation expected sometime this year. Staff…
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Small molecule therapeutics for cardiovascular disorders the focus of new collaboration
January 13, 2004 by Lab Canada St Louis and Montreal – January 13, 2004 – Drug discovery chemistry and informatics products developer Tripos and drug discovery company Chronogen have announced a three-year collaboration to discover and optimize small-molecule therapeutics for cardiovascular disorders. Under the agreement, Tripos…
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Protein discovery key to immune response and cancer
January 13, 2004 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – January 13, 2004 – University of Saskatchewan health scientist Dr Wei Xiao and his research team have discovered a pair of proteins that are significant in stress responses within cells. They say this finding that could lead…
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Thermo Electron completes acquisition of Jouan SA
January 12, 2004 by Lab Canada Waltham, MA – January 12, 2004 – High-tech instrument manufacturer Thermo Electron says it has completed the acquisition of Jouan SA, a global supplier of equipment used by life science researchers in academic, pharmaceutical, biotech, and clinical markets to prepare…
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Ottawa heart institute names new top executive
January 12, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – January 12, 2004 – The University of Ottawa Heart Institute board of directors has appointed Dr Robert Roberts as its new president and chief executive officer and successor to Dr Wilbert Keon. “We are absolutely thrilled to…
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Canadian chemical sales increase by 6% to $20B in 2003
January 9, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – January 9, 2004 – Overall sales of Canadian manufactured chemicals increased by 6% in 2003, despite a delay in the recovery of the US economy. According to the annual survey of business conditions compiled by the Canadian…
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Life sciences news briefs (January 08, 2004)
January 8, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – January 8, 2004 – The following life sciences news briefs were published this week by Industry Canada. 1) Pharmaceuticals Update Phase I clinical trial for Inex/GlaxoSmithKline drug Inex Pharmaceuticals (Vancouver) announced that the commencement of a phase…
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$2M earmarked for new biomedical research centre
January 7, 2004 by Lab Canada Winnipeg, MN – January 7, 2004 – The Manitoba government is giving its life sciences sector a boost with $2 million in funding to help create a new commercialization centre. The centre is intended to advance biomedical research, innovation and…
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Warnex’s food safety test to detect E coli O157 validated
January 7, 2004 by Lab Canada Laval, QC – January 7, 2004 – Warnex says that its food safety test for the detection of E coli O157 was independently validated by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), and subsequently became the third Warnex test to be…
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BioMS Medical purchases interest in drug delivery company (January 06, 2004)
January 6, 2004 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – January 6, 2004 – BioMS Medical, a developer of treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS), says it has purchased an 18% interest in BioCyDex, a private company based in Edmonton. “BioCyDex is developing a – proprietary drug delivery…
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BioMS Medical purchases interest in drug delivery company (January 06, 2004)
January 6, 2004 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – January 6, 2004 – BioMS Medical, a developer of treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS), says it has purchased an 18% interest in BioCyDex, a private company based in Edmonton. “BioCyDex is developing a proprietary drug delivery technology…
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Scientific directors named for CIHR institutes
January 5, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – January 5, 2004 – The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has made senior scientific appointments at its Institute of Aging and its Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health. The appointments were announced by Dr…
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ESA acquires assets of Cypress Systems
January 5, 2004 by Lab Canada Chelmsford, MA – January 5, 2004 – Analytical instrument maker ESA says it has purchased most of the assets of Cypress Systems. Founded in 1987 by Dr Theodore Kuwana, Cypress Systems provides potentiostats and electrodes for electrochemical research, life science…
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New executive appointment at Isotechnika
January 5, 2004 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – January 5, 2004 – Dr David Kinniburgh has been named to the newly created position of vice-president, laboratory operations at biopharmaceutical company Isotechnika. Dr Kinniburgh joined the company in August 2002 as director of diagnostics development and…
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Technology for tracking metabolic screening wins national technology award
January 5, 2004 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – January 5, 2004 – Award-winning technology has ensured that an average of 800 additional babies were screened for inherited disorders each year across Alberta since 1999. The Internet-based tracking system, developed by Alberta Wellnet, uses a patient’s…
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Vaccine could significantly reduce human disease and associated E coli outbreaks
January 5, 2004 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – January 5, 2003 – Canadian health researchers at the University of British Columbia and the University of Saskatchewan say they have developed a vaccine that significantly reduces the level of Escherichia coli 0157:H7 (E coli) in cattle.…
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Research on photodynamic prostate cancer drug subject of agreement
December 29, 2003 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB December 29, 2003 Warren Jackson, president and CEO of pharmaceutical company Altachem Pharma says that Altachem’s wholly owned subsidiary SonoLight Pharmaceuticals has reached a milestone in its development of HB Injectible (new code name ACPSL-017) for treating prostate…
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Researchers hunt for new treatments for mantle cell lymphoma
December 23, 2003 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC December 23, 2003 Researchers at the BC Cancer Agency have been awarded US$2.1 million to hunt for the causes and new treatments for mantle cell lymphoma, a rare but particularly deadly form of lymphoma. Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL)…
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New approach to gene therapy for cystic fibrosis reported by Canadian scientists
December 23, 2003 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON December 23, 2003 Scientists funded by the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CCFF) today reported preliminary findings that point to a novel way of delivering gene therapy for cystic fibrosis (CF). In a paper published in the scientific journal…
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Livestock vaccine the target of new collaboration
December 23, 2003 by Lab Canada Calgary AB December 23, 2003 Plant biotechnology company Dow AgroSciences Canada says it has signed a research and licensing agreement with the University of Guelph to develop a new vaccine to prevent a major flu-like disease in cattle. Terms of…
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